(charities)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are ill, disabled, or very poor.
The National Trust is a registered ~.
...an Aids ~.
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2.
If you give money to ~, you give it to one or more charitable organizations. If you do something for ~, you do it in order to raise money for one or more charitable organizations.
He made substantial donations to ~...
Gooch will be raising money for ~.
...a ~ event.
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3.
People who live on ~ live on money or goods which other people give them because they are poor.
My mum was very proud. She wouldn’t accept ~...
Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on ~.
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4.
Charity is kindness and understanding towards other people. (FORMAL)
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